Outreach

St. Mary’s supports our community in a number of ways:

Food Pantry – Mondays 4:30 PM – 6 PM

St. Mary’ s Client Choice Food Pantry, staffed by church and community volunteers, serves up to 100 family units every Monday from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. People may select enough items for three days from various food groups, using a point system based on the number of family members. Those who use the pantry are under-employed, unemployed, or unable to work. They may visit the pantry once a month.

Each week from June to November we offer three fresh vegetables from an upstate farm, through cooperation with Just Food and the United Way. Clients can sample unfamiliar produce, and a trained community volunteer, who is bi-lingual, does regular cooking demonstrations.

Last year the pantry provided more than 35,000 meals to people of all ages, one-fourth children and one-fourth elderly.

Saturday Outreach – 12 Noon-4pm

The Outreach Soup Kitchen serves 80 to 90 homeless individuals each Saturday afternoon. Teams of volunteers prepare bag lunches, including hot soup in the winter, and take them to people on the streets and in parks in Harlem. Volunteers and homeless neighbors become acquainted with each other, and information is shared about resources and services in the area. DRIVERS WITH VEHICLES NEEDED EACH WEEK!

Free Health Clinic – Tuesdays 5:30 PM

There is free medical clinic at St. Mary’ s on Tuesday evenings. Medical students under the supervision of a physician and dental students (1st & 3rd Tuesdays) under supervision of a dentist, perform physical exams, write prescriptions, and provide information about health resources. see CHHMP website

Movie Night – Fridays doors open for set up at 5pm, feature plays at 6 PM, clean-up happens around 8 or 9…

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14 Responses to Outreach

I received your name from the Social Services Ministry of Riverside Church. I am (quite urgently) looking for a modest room, or a situation of house-share in exchange for moderate housekeeping duties. Also, I was told that you offer desk and phone time, to make it possible to follow-up on ads I might see, and to access other outreach organizations. Please tell me who is the person most directly involved in these issues and when I may come. Also, are you accessible? I cannot access stairs.

I was wondering if you are looking for any help to volunteer at your church. I would be available a couple of afternoons a week, starting from next week.
Please e-mail me back at the the address I provided if you are interested.
Thanks.
Ludovica Pagni

We are a class from Denmark who are visiting New York in September, 2013. If it is possible we would like to help in your street kitchen, handing out food etc. the 21st of September. Also we would very much be interested in hearing about your work, the church, and follow some of the other volunteers in their work during the day.

Thanks so much for your interest, Signe. I have passed your message to the person in charge of the Saturday Outreach. We look forward to meeting you and your group in September. We will answer you soon. Dorothy Ross

We as well are looking forward to meting you in September. We would like know a bit more about the project and where, when and how we should meet, and if there are persons who can tell us more about your project.
Signe Beck Meinicke

My name is Theo Haris and I am the new Outreach Coordinator for The Interfaith Center of New York. It is my understanding that St. Mary’s Episcopal Church has a structured “Network” peer support and accountability group for people who have returned to the community from prison. I would like to arrange a meeting with whoever is in charge of this outreach project as we are looking to duplicate it at other places of Worship in Harlem. If at all possible, I would like to come and observe a group in progress, and perhaps offer my own personal testimony as a formerly incarcerated “returning citizen.” My contact information is: Theo Harris, Outreach Coordinator, The Interfaith Center of New York, 212-870-3535. I look forward to your reply. Blessings always.

I would like to volunteer on Saturday for your Outreach. I am new to the community and from out-of-state and would love the opportunity to be involved in the community. Please let me know what the process is for me to be able to volunteer.

Hi Yajairaht! Thanks for your message. We would love to welcome you into our community and get you on board as a volunteer with Food Programs! Please email stmarysharlem@gmail.com and we’ll get started!

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